entreaty
nounHow many syllables in entreaty?
There are 3 syllables in the word entreaty.How to pronounce entreaty:
Definition of entreaty:
- entreaty (noun):
- an act of entreating plea
- an earnest request or plea
- earnest or urgent request.
Synonyms for entreaty:
adjuration
appeal
application
asking
courting
courtship
cry
demagoguery
demagogy
demand
desire
earnest request
exhortation
importunity
petition
plea
pleading
prayer
request
solicitation
suit
supplication
Antonyms for entreaty:
answer
command
decision
demand
reply
sentence
Here are some other common 3-syllable words.
- entender
- enshielded
- enlivens
- enliven
- enlightened
- enlarged
- enfranchise
- enforcement
- endorsement
- endorphins
- endocrine
- endeavoured
- encryption
- encoded
- enclosure
- enchantress
- enatic
- enamours
- empurpled
- emptiers
- empanel
- emotions
- emmeline
- emissions
- emily
- emilie
- emigrant
- emerson
- embosom
- embarrassed
- elysian
- ellison
- ellipse
- elliott
- elitist
- elissa
- elision
- elisa
- eliezer
- elamite
- eglantine
- effaces
- edye
- editor
- edema
- ecosphere
- echidnas
- eatables
- earlier
- duryea
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